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Take effective steps to establish a fully independent complaints mechanism to
ensure prompt, independent and full investigations into allegations of torture, including
numerous detailed allegations received from various non-governmental organizations, both
national and international;
(j)
Take effective measures to improve conditions in prisons and pre-trial detention
centres, including those relating to space, various facilities and sanitation, and establish a system
of inspection of prisons and detention centres by independent monitors, whose findings should
be published;
(k)
Shorten the current 72-hour pre-trial detention period during which detainees may
be held in isolation cells prior to being brought before a judge;
(l)
Expedite the process of training of law enforcement and medical personnel as to
their duty to respect the rights and dignity of persons deprived of liberty;
(m)
Take effective measures to prevent and punish trafficking of women and other
forms of violence against women;
(n)
Adopt a more effective system to end the practise of bullying and hazing
(dedovshchina) in the armed forces, through training and education, and prosecute and punish
offenders;
(o)
Establish a procedure for providing redress for victims of torture, including fair
and adequate compensation;
(p)
centres;
Continue the programme against tuberculosis in prisons and pre-trial detention
(q)
Widely disseminate the Committee’s conclusions and recommendations, in all
appropriate languages, in the country.
Zambia
59.
The Committee considered the initial report of Zambia (CAT/C/47/Add.2) at its 494th
and 497th meetings, held on 19 and 20 November 2001 (CAT/C/SR.494 and 497) and adopted
the following conclusions and recommendations.
A. Introduction
60.
The Committee welcomes the report of Zambia and expresses appreciation for its frank
and thorough approach. The Committee also welcomes the candid and comprehensive
responses, of the high-level delegation to the questions raised during the dialogue.
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